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As one piece of more than a century of baseball traditions, eye black is part science experiment, part routine and part uniform.
Americans own dozens of elite European soccer teams – and are seeking changes to protect their investments.
In 1976, fans could score a ticket to the MLB All-Star Game for $6. In 2026, tickets start at over $200.
A new database includes more than 850 dissertations and theses, spanning everything from baseball slang and cigarette smoking to postage stamps and ballpark organs.
Tampa residents, take note: The Battery has delivered for the Atlanta Braves, but not for Georgia taxpayers.
For over a century, baseball rejected gambling to preserve the game’s integrity. Now, MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred says embracing gambling will do the same.
There are better ways for teams to cut their climate impact.
Rather than uphold a dominant hypermasculine image of men in sport, this years’ World Series might have opened our eyes to a counter-narrative in sport.
With wagers available on everything ranging from a pitcher throwing a strike to a wide receiver catching a touchdown, athletes are increasingly tempted to game the system.
More than 30 years after their last World Series appearance, the Blue Jays’ return offers a chance to reflect on the team’s evolution and its place in Canadian sports history.
The convergence of AI, data mining, immersive technology and the creator economy is drastically changing the world sport landscape.
Many Americans see baseball as a sport for men and softball as a sport for women. It wasn’t always this way in the US – and it isn’t that way in the rest of the world.
Technological advances that lead to fairer, more accurate calls are often seen as triumphs. But new technology doesn’t mean perfect precision – nor does it necessarily create a better fan experience.
Joan Whitney Payson, the first female owner to buy a baseball team, won over the press in the Mets’ disastrous 1962 season by treating them as partners, not adversaries.
Even with teams’ embrace of analytics, the number of scouts employed by MLB teams had stayed remarkably consistent. That all changed with the COVID-19 pandemic.
The power of a handwritten letter became clear when baseball player Joey Votto penned an apology to Canadian fans. Votto also reopened the debate about whether kids should learn cursive writing.
The Blue Jays would be well served to heed the lessons learned from losing out on signing Shohei Ohtani to make sure they don’t risk losing out on any more top players.
Following a pilot run in the minor leagues, several rule changes have been introduced to the MLB 2023 season to accelerate the pace of the games.
In between pitches, it might seem as if nothing is going on. But the game’s drama is still unfurling – you just need to know what to look for.
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Professor of Journalism, Indiana University
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E.P. Clapp Distinguished Professor of Politics, Occidental College
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James Walker is a Friend of The Conversation.
Emeritus Professor of Communication, Saint Xavier University
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Knight Chair in Sports Journalism and Society, Penn State
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Assistant Professor of African American Studies and Communication Arts & Sciences, Penn State
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Associate Professor, Department of Kinesiology, University of Windsor
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Professor of Law, Villanova University
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Assistant Professor in Sport Management, Brock University
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Assistant in Research in Sports Management, University of Michigan
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Emeritus Professor of English, Saint Xavier University
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Candidat au Ph. D. en psychologie cheminement recherche - profil psychologie sociale, Université du Québec en Outaouais (UQO)
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Professor in Psychology, Université du Québec en Outaouais (UQO)
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Professor of Philosophy, University of California, Berkeley
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Associate Professor of Business Law and Ethics, Indiana University